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Negotiations at COP15 summit seek global agreement on fostering biodiversity

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The official opening of the meeting, known as COP15, was declared by Huang Runqiu of China. China is chairing the talks even though they are being hosted in Canada because of Beijing's Covid policies. The talks are billed as the "last best chance" to save the planet's species and ecosystems from irreversible human destruction.

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CTV News

Visa issues exclude Indigenous voices from COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal

The COP15 conference on biodiversity loss is underway in Montreal, but hundreds of delegates from developing countries are missing out due to visa issues. This past summer, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada caused an uproar when it denied visas for multiple African delegates for the International AIDS Conference, also held in Montreal.

1 year ago·Canada

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CBC News

Visa issues at COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal could be due to UN delays

The COP15 conference on biodiversity loss is underway in Montreal, but hundreds of delegates from developing countries are missing out due to visa issues that could stem from the United Nations issuing late accreditations.

1 year ago·Canada

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News24

UN biodiversity talks open, billed as 'last chance' for nature

High-stakes UN biodiversity talks open in Montreal, in what is being billed as the "last best chance" to save the planet's species and ecosystems from irreversible human destruction.

1 year ago·South Africa

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National Post

Visa issues at COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal could stem from UN delays

OTTAWA -- The COP15 conference on biodiversity loss is underway in Montreal, but hundreds of delegates from developing countries are missing out due to visa issues that could stem from the United Nations issuing late accreditations.

1 year ago·Canada

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UPI

Negotiations at COP15 summit seek global agreement on fostering biodiversity

The COP15 biodiversity summit got underway Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where 192 member nations were set to negotiate conservation and biodiversity goals that will remain in effect for at least the next decade.

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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Coast Reporter

Visa issues at COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal could stem from UN delays

OTTAWA — The COP15 conference on biodiversity loss is underway in Montreal, but hundreds of delegates from developing countries are missing out due to visa issues that could stem from the United Nations issuing late accreditations.

1 year ago·Sechelt, Canada

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